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Coins, 14-20 cs., Castle of Torres Vedras

2012 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of 70 coins exhumed from archaeological excavations in the region of Torres Vedras:

  • 53 copper alloy coins, collected in the existing well in the City Hall building.
    Work carried out in 2012.
  • 17 copper, silver and bolhão alloy coins collected near the Castle of Torres Vedras* (CAS 03).
    Work carried out in 2006.

* The Castle of Torres Vedras, conquered from the Muslims by King D. Afonso Henriques [1148], preserves the marks of the Gothic and Manueline styles, boasting, at the entrance gate, armillary spheres and the cross of the Order of Christ.

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